But there are other, less obvious ripple effects when a new virus suddenly pops up and causes widespread alarm. A few examples:

sales of isatis roots, used in herbal remedies, have "skyrocketed" in Fujian, China, according to China Daily

a sudden share boost for Malaysian rubber glove makers, according to Borneo Post

a feared shuttlecock shortage in "badminton-crazy Indonesia," which imports dried duck feathers from China for its shuttlecocks, according to this Agence France-Presse story

Jennifer Yang is the Star’s global health reporter.
She previously worked as a general assignment reporter and won a NNA in
2011 for her explanatory piece on the Chilean mining disaster. Follow
her on Twitter: @jyangstar

02/20/2013

Indonesian men put a chain onto a young pig-tailed macaque
as it's displayed for sale in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Feb. 20. Macaque monkeys are commonly sold in the region to be
trained to pick and harvest coconuts. (AP Photo/Rivo Andries)

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